Highway Stars

24/12/2024

Another great car - another great piece of Christmas-themed artwork! (Even though I say it myself ; )

Merry Christmas 🎄 🎅 🤶 to all our racing friends, family, followers and fans.

May Santas sleigh 🛷 be supercharged tonight as he delivers gifts 🎁 to all the good boys and girls around the world. Which isn’t us with a name like ‘Aint No Saint’ 😜

PS: check in with those who find this time of year tough…

Highway Stars thank you for the artwork!

23/12/2024

It's nearly Christmas Eve, Santa's getting his engines started.. and here's a collection of Highway Stars Christmas Classics showing just some alternative versions of Santa's 'sleigh'. Which is your favourite?

Merry Christmas everyone and a Happy New Year.!

11/12/2024

Season's greetings all! Long time. No post. Apologies, there's been lots of other artistic demands..

In case you've forgotten, here's a link to the 'Process' page on my website which shows you how these Unique works of Automotive Art come together. No AI is used,

It's time you gave your Pride and Joy some proper respect - and wall space. Follow the link for inspiration. https://simonroberts-artist.com/the-process/

31/10/2024

Did someone say Halloween? After Dracula's Hot Rod from 2020, I created this scene based on a Cadillac hearse.

The horse-drawn hearse was a real retouching challenge...but pleased with the result. Especially liked the steam and that red glow around the horses' eyes.

31/10/2024

Halloween? How could I resist this first Highway Stars Dracula creation...? Check out the step-by-step process. Just loved doing these. Get in touch if you'd like some Personalised artwork of YOUR vehicle to hang in your Man Cave.. or Woman Cave of course.

31/10/2024

Classic Highway Stars! My homage to the 'Dracula versus Van Helsing' story. Check out this animated video on YouTube showing how the artwork came together.. And, if you like it, please subscribe as I only have 9 subscribers! Be sure to look out for the red-eyed beasts on the final frame.

Simon Roberts, a professional digital artist, brings a new automotive angle to the Classical Dracula and Van Helsing story.Hallowe'en, and Dracula is on the ...

31/10/2024

19/02/2024

Archive revisit: Ford Mustang GT. From the Swiss Alps - to that Dusty Highway.

'I got in touch with Alyssa in Switzerland who drives this incredible Ford Mustang GT Premium. She loved the idea of this moody retouch'.

This was made into a 1.5 metre print and has pride of place in her apartment. Sehr Cool!

DM me for details as to how to get YOUR perfect Automotive gift.

15/02/2024

1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville:
A classic Cadillac taken out from the suburbs to the Nevada desert. Back in time to one of my first Highway Stars retouches. Interestingly it was an homage to my airbrush retouches of a previous century. Note those 'painted' hills.

After these early retouches, I began to work entirely with photos for the background montages adding dust and atmosphere digitally. See the later version in a moonlit setting with an abandoned gas station in the background.

Get in touch if you'd like me to give YOUR Classic American car an inspirational backdrop. The prints make great Birthday Gifts. Simply send me a couple of photos of your car and I'll get back to you with some ideas and prices. She's worth it!

01/02/2024

Cruising through Monument Valley...listening to the radio...with no particular place to go.
Here's a retouch I did a while ago for Ben Klemenzon, Editor at the Classic American Magazine I took his beautifully restored Ford from a UK motorway and retouched him into the Monument Valley.

Where would your Dream Location be...?

31/01/2024

Take me to Cuba!
Here's some retouches doing just that. From trailer park to downtown Havanna. There's lots of digital rebuilding, montaging and retouching on both of these cars but I think they both look cool.

Get in touch if you'd like to see YOUR car retouched into a Personalised backdrop.

29/01/2024

Dodge Chargers - in the Nevada desert.
Here's a quick breakdown of the step-by-step process for taking the Chargers from a UK country lane out to the Nevada desert
Great photo - thanks again to Classic American Magazine for giving me the go-ahead to work up their excellent photo.

Top Left: Original photo - then a concept sketch and a slow montage of the components to make up the C-I-N-E-M-A-T-I-C Backdrop.

Get in touch if you'd like me to give YOUR car(s) the Highway Stars treatment..wherever you want to go!